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Tho very common expression that
.tnothing is certain in this world but
death and taxes" finds no place in the
axioms of a place in Maine called Glib
bcrt's Core It is situated on III,
northern Inc Of Lincoln county, bound
ed BY the lines of Knox, Lincoln and
Waldo. and contains about 1874 acres.
Neither of the counties claim the land.
Ten furnishing families live upon this
land. They have no municipal organic
cation, and not being in any county or
voting precinct, cannot vote for Presi-
dent, ror for any state or county officers.
They have fine farms, good roads, and
are prosperous and happy, and candi-
dates for Office never bother them by
ele~ctioneering. They pay no taxes,
and have no fear Of the assessor or tax
collector.
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Like O. MneEstrom.

Little Ruth was so fortunate as TO have
a grandpa and a great grandp pa. The
great-grandfather lived at a distance.
and when he n day appeared, to make
his first visit since her babyhood. she was
greatly puzzled by the repetition of
titles
He is your grandpa, you know"
said mamma.
But I've got . grandpa.a
oh, well. this is your great-grand.
pa
Must / call him so9o
Yes, if il isn't too long,
And what shall 7 call my other
one2a
Oi, he's just grandpa
The little brain took in the explana.
tion, but evidently drew his own con-
clusions. for ever after Ruth gravely dis
iinguished her two oldest relatives by
titles Great grandpa and Just grand.
pa
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THE Lfnes or Sims.

The lives Of ships are more prec arious
than those Of mortals. They perish at
the annual rate Of about 80 in the /, 900,
whereas our general chances are one.
third better. But these losses of ships
carry with them the lives Of many brave
men with the wrecks above enuner-
a..sd y. SIS seamen we're lost and /, 242
passengers. Il this bald statement what
yistas Of suffering, incapacity, careless.
negligence, misfortune aud hero
ism ore opened un.-Tscribner.
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MSaht MdLe a. Difference.

MY dear fellow, she's q queen,n said
an enthusiastic traveller to a friend.
always calm, serene and digniiad.
No one can see her without becoming
completely captivatcd.n
Remarkable, truly, y was the cynical
reply. How long have you known
her2n
sts:nce last September
.Wcll, wait till summers over.
Maybe you'll catch . glimpse of her
some time when : bug has dropped
down the back Of her neck.n-EMer-
chant Traveller.
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Household Hint. and Rsetpes.

To prevent the juice of fruit pies from
soaking into the under crust, rub the
crust over with a beaten egg.
A spoonful OF oxgall to a gallon Of
water will set the colors of almost any
goods soaked in it previous to washing.
To keep cake from sticking to the pan
without using paper, after greasing the
pan, sift o little -four in, then turn ii
over and shake out all that you can.
In cooking cabbage, put a small piece
of a red pepper into the pot. 1t will moi
only improve the taste of the vegetable,
Lut prevents any harmful results in the
eating thereof.
Grape Pie: One egg, one ~teacupful
of sugar, n heaping teacupful of grapes.
Beat the egg and sugar together, then
ndd the grapes, one tablespoonful OF
-four and alittle butter. Bake with two
crusts.
Hot Wafies: Silt one quart of -four,
add four w~ell-beaten eggs, one and a
half pints Of buttermilk, tablespoonful
of lard and a half a t%easpoonfnl of salt;
bake in well-grcased wafi, irons.
When baked, .sift wei with powdered
sugar.
A carpet can be. mended by cutting a
piece like the carpet a little larger than
the hole. Put paste around the edge OF
the patch, then slip it under the carpet
and rub it well with q warm iron until
dry. II the figure is matched it makes
a very neat job as well as a quick one.
Salt pork pancakes: Cut the pork
into very thin slices, make a batter of a
cup of -four, one egg AID enough sweet
milk to thin it; dip the pork into the
batter and fry in hot lard until brown.
Serve hot, but do not place the cakes one
upon the other, as by so doing they be-
come heavy.
Paint on the walls of q kitchen is much
better than kalsomine or whitewash.
Any woman who can white wash can
paint her own kitchen. The wall needs
first to be washed with soapsuds, then
covered with a coat of dissolved glue;
this must be allowed to dry thoroughly,
and then covered with paint. A broad,
fat brush does the work quietly.
A Delicious Pudding: Put in a bowl
half a pound of -four. add pinch of salt,
and stir in very gradually two gills OF
new milk, beat it until quite smooth,
then add three eggs. Pour about half
the mixture into q buttercd pie. dish and
put it into the oven to get firm. Then
nearly fill the dish with apples pared,
cored, sliced and slightly stewed with a
little sugar and lemon rind. Pour the
rest of the batter over them and bake
one hour and q half.
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FOR m III USEWIFE.
Pultlng AWAY Clothes.

Godey's Lady's Book gives some good
advice in making one dollar do the
work of tive. In the first place, it adj
vises to have as few clothes as it is pos
sible to get along via. The second is
to take the very greatest care of what
you have. Never buy anything but
good materials, Never turn a dress in
side out when it is put away. 1t creases
and spells the trimmings. Dresses
should be kept in bags which button
down the front, so that the folds are not
disa'ranged in putting them in. Blue
paper is the best prescrvative for white
gowns. Bodiccs should be laid down
fiat; on sleeves the bows stuffed out with
paper, if they are used for trimming,
and each bodice kept from dust. Furs
should be we'll beaten, taken out from
time to time, covered with insect powder
and sewn in a holland bag. Boxes for
evening dresses should be the length of
the skirt and furnished with q couple of
hooks, so that if set on end they form
q sort of hanging wardrobe. Summer
wash fabrics, if carefully smoothed out
and folded after wearing, will last
longer and fresher than when they are
hung up, and will not become SO stingy.
If thrown down carclessly when taken
off they will soon lose their freshness.
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Methads Of Spanish Briaanas.

The way in which the robbery is car
ricd out il this, says Q Madril corre-
spondent: The brigands signal to the
engine.driver 70 stop, and he docs 50,
being generally SIM with the brigands.
Then these these ggentlemen, called In
Spanish, aaltedorcsde caminos, or road
jumpers. approach the carriage, raise
their hats to the passengers, and, III the
most polite language, request them to
give UP their money and jewels. Tho
gaardias ciViles arc stopped IRON firing
II The j robbers by the affrishted
passengers IS the rascals have previously
explained that il tsey are drei at
hey viii shoot ii the passengers ID Il.
tuTn.
The chief Of the briganls nsu lily adj
dresses The passengers in these terms:
Ladies and gentlemen, please deliver
your money aad yaluablcs If every des-
cription. NJ az not wish 10 push you to
the iadignity Of search, but shall rely
upon your honor. But ii soon d YOU
tel liz you have given up everything we
shall haarch one passenger of each class.
1f upon eishar We find i single coin or 4
single valuable We shall shoot one pass
el,ecr ID each compartment. Ladies' and
gentlemen, 40 not hurry yoaseIyes Our
xfsnA ~ vnuFx
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The chart of the heavens which the
international astronomers are about to
prepare will be composed of about2 2, 900
sheets. With the aid of this chart it
will be possible TO 'diagnosc," SO to
speak, the 100, 600, 900 stars which are
said to existin the armament.
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Some of the Sioux Indians in the
Wild West show appeared on tho first
Sunday morning after their arrival in
London at the chapel in West Kings
ton. When the congregation sang
Nearer My God to Thee in English
the Sioux Indians sang it in their OVID
fnnoun
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hrs. Grant has SO far received from the
Publishers of General Grants Memoirs
nearly $500, 900. The work has a con-
slant and large sale.

The famous COW Electa, for which her
owner, A. J.. Cowan Of Venango county,
Pennsylvania, once refused SO, 900,
was recently sold to a butcher for $50,
she having been ruined by oYerfeeding.
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Sne0TS Enc information No WiSneus ana
to go over The premises with him. Oncs
left alone with the Jealous representative
Of the press I gave that gentleman ell
the points of the case. and q few more,
as you shall see.
The next afternoon, as soon as a copy
Of the Banner came 10 the house where
the robbery had occurred-I had for
the last two days spent from the fore
noon to the dusk there-I turned to the
end of the column devoted to tho
''Great Robbery" and read, with a
chuckle, the announcement that ''the
loss of the jewels would be less felt had
there not been between the two bottoms
of the box almost two hundred pounds
in bank notes, of which, unfortunately,
the numbers had not been taken"
That evening, as usual, I left tho
grounds at dusk, after spending most of
the day in watching-though apparently
engaged in something else-whethcr any
one went near the spot, o few hundred
yards from the grounds, where lay tho
box on which Especially depended as a
bait to hook the thief. By walking
slowly ! managed to let the shades of
evening close around me before ! was far
beyond the spot where / had made up
my mind to watch and await develop
ments.
Eight Ninei Were they never coming,
and was my trap laid and balted in vain2
Tenl Surely they should have come by
this time. Still--was that a sound on
the roada Yes, and coming from the
village, too. There were evidently
several Of them, and / began to regret
not having brought some one to assist
me.
Nearer they came, laughing and talk
ing, as / cautiously drew further back
from the road. And now they were OPP
posite the spot where the box lay hid.
But-what! They've gone by; ard in
the hearty guffaw of the man farthest
away of the three I recognize Farmer
Lobbins, an honest fellow, whose ac-
,quaintance I had made. After this sell
I had almost given up, and was actually
making up my mind to abandon the
affair, when a faint sound from down
the road, made ms crouch as low as pos
sible once more. It was no hoax this
time. A short, thin man, whom / easily
recognized as a m~an-of-all- work who
had been helping the gardener that day,
was creeping stealthily down the road,
close to the bushes. As soon as he
reached the spot where the box had been
thrown he lit a small lantern to aid him
in his search. This time | felt sure; and
so, when the man blew out the light
after securing the supposed treasure, the
capture was made.
"Oh! why-yes," observed the worthy
Mr.. Muggridge, who was in the { flee
when brought in the prisoner that
night. eve had my eye on that fellow
all along"
The man made confession; indeed, he
was caught in the act, and could not
deny it. The jewels were all recovered,
and the reward proved very useful in
helping me to marry and settle down
quietly when, one month later, I received
my promotion.
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TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE

A eentr lily located and desirable hu,nas,
stan on NJ in street, Opelousat, COASTS H.
If bid ng su table for lesidence an snass
store, and adjoining a bakery, being tbs
p ope ty next to the pc t-ofice. This nr \.
erty will be sold very cheap for cash, or haIl
APP y at this office or to NJ S. Elmon1e
Dupre March 1851
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ST. R
0PELOUSAS. l.,

UPELOUSAS, La
The course of instruction in this Institution embraces
English. French, Latin, Greek, Arithmetic. AIssbfs.
Geometry, Bookkeeping, Natural Sciences. Hisfrggss
Geography, Penmanship. and great care is bestoEsa
on Christian Instruction.
TERMs:-Board and tuition per month SIS: DIR
Scholars per month, 50, So or 81, according 10 ctass.
Glasses are resumed on Wednesday. September ISL.
1886. Rev. G. RAYMOND D.. D..
Rev. +. j. RAYMOND.
HENRY G. LEWIS,
Aug. 90. 1885. A. BLANC DUoUEsNAr.
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FOR SALE.

A Fine Residence, with all necessary ont.
buildings an improvements, and sufficient
land for SIN II farm, adjoining the 20 porata.
Ii ats Ct Ope on as, Will be soil { eap'
Ap. ly at this tfiee. diff
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DEVELOPMENTS OF THE RECOUNT.
A Number of Bogus Tickets Found Yesterday
The Republicans Made Additional Gains

Very satisfactory progress was made In the
recount Of the votes in the Irwin and Wagner
quo warranto case yesterday, and when the
court adjourned last evening the Sixteenth
ward had been reached. There were but few
spectators, as on previous days, and the work Is
becoming very tedious to those engaged in it.
The recount, yesterday morning. began with
the Twelfth ward. There were changes in
the first precinct In the second precinct Irwin
made gain Of six, and Wagner q gain of five,
and Morrison gain of one. There were quite a
number Of changes in the Thirteenth ward. In
the first precinct Ayres gained one, Wagner
lost one Morrison gained one. and IT.
vim lost three. In this precinct twelve
more ballots were found than there we're names
of voters Oh the tally The votes had, OF
course. been counted below. and the Judge held
that they should be counted then; hence. there
was no change. In the second precinct OF the
Thirteenth ward there a gain of one
for Morrison. In the second OF the Four
teenth ward Wagner gained one, and in that
precinct were found nine extra ballots. In the
first OF the Fifteenth ward ten bogus tickets
were found. They were headed Republican
ticket but contained the names of all the Demo
cratic candidates. They had been correctly
counted below With rapid work. it will take
three more days to finish the count
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rheumatism

According to the best authorities, originates 10 .
morbid condition of the blood. Tactic acid caused by
the accommodation of the gslatinous and abuminous
tissues orcuates with the blood and attacks the brous
tissues, particularly the joints and thus causes tho
local manifestations of the disease. The back and
shoulders the parts usually affected by rhenma-
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wrists are also sometimes attacked Thousands Of
people have found in Hoods Sarsaparilla positive
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Il was troubled very much with rheumatism in my
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and was confined to bed good deal of my time
was also very bilious and suffered severely 1 was
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ton and furnishing Of the three hospitals for the
insane and making appropriation therefor.
The House then adjourned.
HOW THE STATE HOUSE Is HEATED.
Eighteen Tons of Anthracite Consumed Each
Day in the Buildings Great Furnaces.

Yesterday forenoon NJ. Fl. Cain. engineer In
charge of the heat and ventilator of the State
house, showed Journal reporter through the
long, dark corridors under that great building.
leading him back to where the immense furnaces
are, with the erimy stokers ehoveling in the
carbon. There are eight great boilers, six for
heat and two for high pressure The steam is
conducted through drum, which runs the ex-
IRENE length Of the north corridor, from which
two mains run to the south termi-
nus of the building, where they turn.
condensed water by gravity Six boilers are
now running. and these use daily, during the cold
weather. between sixteen and eighteen tons of
anthracite coal Anthracite is used instead of
Indiana block under the plea that il does not
smoke up the building. The further claim Is
made that it is cheaper and gives better service
than Indiana block. making 60 per cent less
ash. and thus requiring fewer men to haul away
ashes. There are now employed four men to
shovel III coal and two men to wheel coal and
ashes, divided into two sets, one working
during the day and the other night Both
systems of distribution are used-direcs
by four Sturdevant fans, six feet
in diameter, an engine being directly connected
with each one which forces the air into cham
Der. then through moderators into air ducts.
The moderators are quite breezy. When the
door was opened to let the reporter feel the air il
blew small cyclone and almost took him of
his feet These moderators keep the air at a
temperature of so degrees.
After passing through the moderatng chamber
the air descends to air ducts which connect with
air hues, distributing the air thus tempered over
ond heater, which enables one to get fresh air
into all the rooms
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Democratic Filibustering in the Morning and
Routine Business in the Afternoon.

Democratic Filibustering in the Morning and
Routine Business in the Afternoon.
On the meeting Of the House. Yesterday morn
ing, Speaker Sayre in the chair, prayer was Of
fered by Rev. A. S. Gilbert
A message inviting the House to meet the
Senate In joint convention in its chamber on
Wednesday, Jan. 49, at noon. to compare votes
for United States Senator was announced.
II accordance with the custom pursued by
the House at the last session of the General AS
sembly, the Speaker ordered the message to the
Clerks DESK without being read. The minority
attempted to keep the journal of Mondays pro
ceediugs from being approved by dilatory mo-
tons and protests, but the approval carried-54
yeas A. nays
Mr.. Gardiner, on question of privilege,
offered resolution uthorizng the appointment
of special committee of three to inquire into
the refusal OF the Senate to receive q messenger
from the House this morning, which was
adopted. and the Speaker appointed as said com
mittee Messrs. Gardiner Crosse and Jewett.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Glover relative
to sending subcommittee to Terre Haute to
complete the evidence pertaining to the contest
of Mr. Downing for the seat of Mr. Beasley came
up, and In its discussion occupied the morning
session. Several unlmportant amendments were
offered and lost when the resolution was adopted
shortly after the afternoon session began The
committee to investigate the action of the SEN
| ate Door-keeper in refusing admission to a mes
senger from the House reported that the Senate
did not intend any insult TO the House. as the
Clerk was only requested to wait until the de
bate then pending was closed The report was
accepted.
Mr. Jewett introduced a bill requiring that per-
sons engaged in running quarr:es, mines ETC.. be
required to pay their employees in lawful money
at least once week After a long discussion the
rules we're suspended and the bill passed
Mr.. Harrell sent up protest against the jour
nal being allowed TO stand as read. The Speaker
said that if in proper language it would be en-
| tered on the journal
| Bills were introduced:
| BY Mr. Harrell: A bill amending the law relating
| to free turnpikes.
BY AIR. Conger: A bill to prevent frauds in the
| glstering and giving the pedigrees of stock.
| BY lr Ackman A biz amending the law relating
| to the sale OF Intoxicating liquor.
| BY Mr.. Askren: A bill amending Sec. 81 of thu
criminal procedure act. and prescribing the duties
Justices in criminal cases.
BY Mr.. Fleece: Gill appropriating 81 %, 600 tc
defray the expenses of the present session of tn
| General Assembly. The rules waived and tn,
| bill was passed
| Messrs Fleece and Brown each introduced bill.
| regulating the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
By Mr. drose; A bill to provide for the compile
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PACIFIC COAST EXCURSIONS.
VIA THE vANDALIA LINE.

This company will sail excursion tickets to Cali
fornia point JAN Is and &C. Feb. 9. Is and 80
for the round trip from Indianapolis. Pas
sengers who desire to do so 60 oy route and
return another. Tickets will also oe sold bv way of
New Orleans good to return by either Of the direct
lines. The Vandalia has made special arrangements
for sleeping accommodations from St Louis Kan
City and Omaha and those who desire to secure
such accommodations before starting do sc
through the agent of the Vandalia line For fur
information call upon address
GEORGE RECH ticket agent II. r. DERING
assistant general passenger agent corner Washington
and Illinois streets. Indianapolis. Ind.
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AdYina To Mninars.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are cutting teeth. 1t re.
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ural quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as
button 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
sootnes the child. softens the gums, alays all
pain. relieves wind. regulates thu bowels. and is
the best known remedy for diarrhuea, whether
arising from teetnins other causes Twenty
FIVE cents a bottle.
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Victorious EyarywhareI

From all quarters comes the happy news,
'sHale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar is &C
comprising such cures in severe coughs and
colds and other throat aud lung complaints as
astonishes even DR.. Hale himself. TO be with
out it in winter is most serious matter in any
family. Sold by all druggists
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
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THE PROCEEDINGS In DETAIL.
THE SENATE.
The Davis Preamble That Caused a Long
and Exhaustive Argument

and Exhaustive Argument
Yesterdays session Of the Senate was opened
with prayer by the Rev DR.. Mcleod, OF the
Presbyterian. Church, Fridays journal was
partially read, after which Mr. Trippett offered
resolution inviting the House of Represen ia
tives to meet tho Senate in the Senate chamber
on Wednesday. the 10Th inst, at noon, for the
purpose OF comparing the vote of the day previous
as taken in each house for United States Sen
ator, and il the same person has not received a
majority of the votes cast then the convention is
TO meet in the Senate chamber each succeeding
day, at noon, until choice is made.
Mr.. Davis moved the adoption of the following:
Whereas. on the 10th day of January. 1887, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives did in the
presence of the House and the Senators there
bed open aud publish the votes cast for Lieutenant
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